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Press Release on the British Library Endangered Archives Programme 219 between the Center and Vietnam Institute of Social Science Information in Vietnam.
A mini-Conference on Nôm Studies, April 11-12, 2008 at the Center.
— Open Call for Papers
— Submitted abstracts
— Submitted papers
— Conference program
— Pictures from Conference
Global Issues in Vietnamese Nôm Preservation, Vietnamese
Philosophy, Culture & Society, Panel 4, Global Temple Conference, November 13, 2007.
* Nôm ideograms:
    
Trẻ con làm rồng rắn
Children play Dragon and Snake game.
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DRAFT
The sexagenary cycle (干支, can chi)
The sexagenary cycle (干支, can chi) is
a combination of 10 heavenly stems (倩干, thiên can), and
12 earthly branches (地支, địa chi).
| Stems |
倩干 |
thiên can |
Element |
|
Branches |
地支 |
địa chi |
Animal |
| 1. |
甲 |
giáp |
Wood |
|
1. |
子 |
tí |
Rat |
| 2. |
乙 |
ất |
Wood |
|
2. |
丑 |
sửu |
Ox |
| 3. |
丙 |
bính |
Fire |
|
3. |
寅 |
dần |
Tiger |
| 4. |
丁 |
đinh |
Fire |
|
4. |
卯 |
mão |
Rabbit |
| 5. |
戊 |
mậu |
Earth |
|
5. |
辰 |
thìn |
Dragon |
| 6. |
己 |
kỷ |
Earth |
|
6. |
巳 |
tị |
Snake |
| 7. |
庚 |
canh |
Metal |
|
7. |
午 |
ngọ |
Horse |
| 8. |
辛 |
tân |
Metal |
|
8. |
未 |
mùi |
Goat |
| 9. |
壬 |
nhâm |
Water |
|
9. |
申 |
thân |
Monkey |
| 10. |
癸 |
quý |
Water |
|
10. |
酉 |
dậu |
Chicken |
|
|
|
|
|
11. |
戌 |
tuất |
Dog |
|
|
|
|
|
12. |
亥 |
hợi |
Pig |
The following two tables are adapted from Niên biểu Việt Nam "Vietnamese Chronology" by Office of Preservation and Museology, Hanoi: Social Sciences Publishing House, 3rd edition. 1984. Pp. 69-70.
B.C.
Gregorian to Lunar lookup table
| |
|
甲 |
乙 |
丙 |
丁 |
戊 |
己 |
庚 |
辛 |
壬 |
癸 |
| |
|
Giáp |
Ất |
Bính |
Đinh |
Mậu |
Kỷ |
Canh |
Tân |
Nhâm |
Quý |
| 子 |
Tý |
57 |
|
45 |
|
33 |
|
21 |
|
9 |
|
| 丑 |
Sửu |
|
56 |
|
44 |
|
32 |
|
20 |
|
8 |
| 寅 |
Dần |
7 |
|
55 |
|
43 |
|
31 |
|
19 |
|
| 卯 |
Mão |
|
6 |
|
54 |
|
42 |
|
30 |
|
18 |
| 辰 |
Thìn |
17 |
|
5 |
|
53 |
|
41 |
|
29 |
|
| 巳 |
Tị |
|
16 |
|
4 |
|
52 |
|
40 |
|
28 |
| 午 |
Ngọ |
27 |
|
15 |
|
3 |
|
51 |
|
39 |
|
| 未 |
Mùi |
|
26 |
|
14 |
|
2 |
|
50 |
|
38 |
| 申 |
Thân |
37 |
|
25 |
|
13 |
|
1 |
|
49 |
|
| 酉 |
Dậu |
|
36 |
|
24 |
|
12 |
|
60 |
|
48 |
| 戌 |
Tuất |
47 |
|
35 |
|
23 |
|
11 |
|
59 |
|
| 亥 |
Hợi |
|
46< |
|
34 |
|
22 |
|
10 |
|
58 |
Note: Base 1 庚申 Canh Thân points to Year 1 A.D.
A.D. Gregorian
to Lunar lookup table
| |
|
甲 |
乙 |
丙 |
丁 |
戊 |
己 |
庚 |
辛 |
壬 |
癸 |
| |
|
Giáp |
Ất |
Bính |
Đinh |
Mậu |
Kỷ |
Canh |
Tân |
Nhâm |
Quý |
| 子 |
Tý |
4 |
|
16 |
|
28 |
|
40 |
|
52 |
|
| 丑 |
Sửu |
|
5 |
|
17 |
|
29 |
|
41 |
|
53 |
| 寅 |
Dần |
54 |
|
6 |
|
18 |
|
30 |
|
42 |
|
| 卯 |
Mão |
|
55 |
|
7 |
|
19 |
|
31 |
|
43 |
| 辰 |
Thìn |
44 |
|
56 |
|
8 |
|
20 |
|
32 |
|
| 巳 |
Tị |
|
45 |
|
57 |
|
9 |
|
21 |
|
33 |
| 午 |
Ngọ |
34 |
|
46 |
|
58 |
|
10 |
|
22 |
|
| 未 |
Mùi |
|
35 |
|
47 |
|
59 |
|
11 |
|
23 |
| 申 |
Thân |
24 |
|
36 |
|
48 |
|
60 |
|
12 |
|
| 酉 |
Dậu |
|
25 |
|
37 |
|
49 |
|
1 |
|
13 |
| 戌 |
Tuất |
14 |
|
26 |
|
38 |
|
50 |
|
2 |
|
| 亥 |
Hợi |
|
15 |
|
27 |
|
39 |
|
51 |
|
3 |
Note: Base 1 辛酉 Tân Dậu points to Year 1 B.C.
For examples:
- Year 1963 B.C. is year 戊寅 Mậu dần: Take 1963 divide by 60, the remainder is 43;
number 43 in the B.C. Gregorian to Lunar Lookup table corresponds to 戊寅 Mậu dần.
- Year 1963 A.D.
is year 癸卯 Quý mão: The remainder of 1963 when divided by 60 is 43; number
43 in the A.D. Gregorian to Lunar Lookup table corresponds to 癸卯 Quý mão.
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